Emery High School - Eagle Yearbook (Emery, SD)

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Orlando Hofer, an All-State band mem- ber for two years, received a I rating at the Regional contest in Madison. Five enthusiastic maiorettes led the marching band this year. They were Julie Krier, Joy Krier, Karen Wethor, Harriet Bleeker, and Diane Huber Wendell Hoffman, Emery's first chair trumpet player, received a ll rating on his solo.

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Perfection Emphasized in Music The Mixed Chorus, under the direction of Mr. Orrin Townswick, had Forty-Four members. Representatives from each grade in high school met on Tuesdays and Thursdays for practice. A winter concert, scheduled during the Christmas holidays, had to be cancelled due to the weather. The annual Cornbelt Vocal Festival was held in Free- man on Tuesday, March T8, 1969. Only Five of the Cornbelt schools participated in the festival: Spencer, Bridgewater, Freeman, Hanson, and Emery. The day was spent practicing the songs in preparation For the evening concert. Later in the day, each school's cho- rus had a practice session with the guest conductor, Mr. Joseph Noble, head of the music department at Sioux Falls College. The evening concert consisted of six songs by the mass choir in addition to special num- bers presented by each of the five schools. On Saturday, April l2, the Mixed Chorus travelled to Madison For the Regional Vocal Contest. The songs sung by the chorus were With a Voice of Singing and The Water is Wide. A second rating was received on the ' numbers . The Spring Concert was held on Tuesday, May 20, 1969. Sacred and popular songs were sung. Activities such as these increased the community's enioyment of music . Accompanying the various vocal groups were Linda Leitheiser and Connie Hanssen Attending All-State Chorus at Aberdeen on November 8, were J. Glanzer, tenor, J. Jucht, soprano, J. Olinger, alto, and O. Hofer, bass. Vocal and piano soloists attending the contest in Madison on February 26, were D. Edzards, L. Voss, D. Bahmuller, J. Jucht, L. Plucker, J. Olinger, C. Determan, and L. Leith- heiser. Daniel Edzards was the only soloist who received a l rating.